No. 229 · Johto · Fire/Dark
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Houndoom is a Fire/Dark-type Pokémon introduced in Johto, number 229 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2001 to 2025. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 45
- Sets
- 30
- Printed
- 2001–2025
- Illustrators
- 34
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The strongest Houndoom art
01/06Houndoom
Illustration rare
02/06Team Rocket's Houndoom
Illustration rare
03/06Houndoom
Rare
04/06M Houndoom EX
Ultra Rare
05/06Houndoom EX
Ultra Rare
06/06Houndoom V
Ultra Rare
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Which is the better picture?
Two Houndoom cards, side by side.
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Houndoom by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Houndoom cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Houndoom gets drawn
Houndoom is usually drawn fierce, tense and moody, often roaring.
Across 41 Houndoom artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2001–2025
Houndoom through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2001 Neo Revelation
2002 Neo Destiny
2003 Aquapolis
2004 Team Magma vs Team Aqua
2005 Unseen Forces
2008 Legends Awakened
2009 Platinum
2010 Undaunted
2011 Call of Legends
2012 Dragons Exalted
2013 Plasma Blast- 2015 BREAKthrough
2017 Crimson Invasion
2018 Lost Thunder
2019 SWSH Black Star Promos- 2020 Darkness Ablaze
2021 Battle Styles- 2022 Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery
2023 SVP Black Star Promos- 2024 Shrouded Fable
- 2025 Destined Rivals
Evolves from
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Every Houndoom card
45 cards, strongest artwork first.
Houndoom in numbers
- Cards
- 45
- Sets
- 30since Neo Discovery
- Illustrators
- 34most by Kagemaru Himeno
- Printed
- 2001–2025
- Printed as
- Basic, Stage 1, Mega
- HP on card
- 60–270
They span 30 sets, from Neo Discovery to Destined Rivals. 34 illustrators have drawn it, most often Kagemaru Himeno, 5ban Graphics and Ayaka Yoshida. It has been printed as Basic, Stage 1 and Mega.
Who draws Houndoom
34 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
30 sets, by how many Houndoom cards each holds.
- BREAKthrough4
Aquapolis3
Battle Styles2- Darkness Ablaze2
- Destined Rivals2
Neo Discovery2
Obsidian Flames2- Shrouded Fable2
Skyridge2
Team Magma vs Team Aqua2
Team Rocket Returns2
Undaunted2
18 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Houndoom cards are there?
- There are 45 Houndoom cards, printed between 2001 and 2025 across 30 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Houndoom card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Houndoom art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Houndoom cards?
- 34 illustrators have drawn Houndoom. Kagemaru Himeno has done the most at 3, followed by 5ban Graphics and Ayaka Yoshida.
- What was the first Houndoom card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Neo Discovery, released in 2001. 15 of its 45 cards are Rare.
